Accounts Payable Associate

Department: Finance

Location: London (hybrid working)

Position type: Permanent

Reporting to: Financial Accounting & Payable Manager

What the hiring manager says

GSMA is a global company and will provide the successful candidate with a unique opportunity to work on international financial statements with our HR, Legal, Tax and Compliance teams as well as gain exposure to IFRS and local GAAP accounting. The role reports into the Financial Accounting Manager and supports ensuring a solid control environment is maintained.

This role offers hands‑on experience in a global organisation, real responsibility from day one, and the chance to deepen your technical and stakeholder‑management skills. You’ll be supported by a collaborative team while being trusted to take ownership, contribute ideas, and help continuously improve how Accounts Payable operates.

About the Team

The Finance team is predominantly based in London with some regional staff and business partners located in Spain, USA, and Shanghai.

About the Role

The Accounts Payable Associate is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of supplier invoices and payments, supporting day‑to‑day Accounts Payable operations across multiple entities and currencies. The role requires strong attention to detail, effective stakeholder communication, and adherence to internal controls and payment deadlines.

Key responsibilities

• Process and validate supplier invoices, matching to POs and receipts.
• Monitor the AP inbox/workflow queues and maintain clear service levels for stakeholder requests.
• Prepare and run monthly and ad hoc payment runs, including multi‑currency payments.
• Resolve invoice, PO, and payment queries with suppliers and internal stakeholders.
• Review aged creditors and perform supplier statement reconciliations.
• Create, monitor, and reconcile virtual card transactions.
• Reconcile bank accounts and support month‑end close activities including balance sheet reconciliations,
• Manage supplier onboarding and maintenance (supplier setup, bank details changes, validation checks).
• Maintain accurate audit‑ready records and support process improvements.
• Contribute to annual audit preparation.
• Provide general finance support as needed within the wider team.

About You

You have demonstrable experience in Accounts Payable or transactional finance and enjoy working in a fast‑paced environment where accuracy and deadlines matter. You use finance systems such as Workday or equivalent ERP tools, alongside Excel and Microsoft Office, to process invoices, support payments and maintain strong financial controls.

You communicate clearly, take ownership of your work, and are keen to build your technical finance skills while contributing to a collaborative, global finance team.

Essential

• Previous experience in an Accounts Payable or transactional finance role.
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organisational skills.
• Ability to manage deadlines and work effectively in a high‑volume environment.
• Strong communicator, confident working with stakeholders at all levels
• Good working knowledge of Excel and MS Office
• ERP experience (Workday highly desirable).

Desirable

• AAT / equivalent finance qualification is desirable not essential; relevant degree or professional qualification (ACCA/CIMA/ACA part-qualified) is a plus.

Personal Attributes

• Proactive and solutions‑focused approach to problem solving.
• Strong sense of ownership and accountability.
• A team player- we are a close supportive team.
• Comfortable working independently while collaborating closely with the wider finance team.
• Committed to accuracy, controls, and continuous improvement.

About your Skills

• Analysis
• Stakeholder Management
• Communication
• Delivery
• Teamwork

We strive to offer a meaningful and inclusive application experience for all candidates. Should you require any accommodations or adjustments due to a disability or for any other reason during the hiring process, please contact talent@gsma.com with your request.

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What We Offer

Working at the GSMA offers you unparalleled access to the mobile industry. We offer a chance to truly shape the direction of mobile, whatever your role. By joining the GSMA, you will be exposed to a fast-paced rapidly evolving environment, working on global solutions, genuinely fascinating and industry-changing projects and a stimulating and dynamic environment designed to enable you to flourish.

In addition to architect-designed offices and competitive compensation, our benefits include fantastic learning & development opportunities, generous holiday allowances, four additional days off for professional development and many others.

To learn more about the GSMA, visit our career site, our LinkedIn page and our Twitter page.

Being You at the GSMA

We care deeply about diversity, equity and inclusivity and aspire to be the best at it. Your well-being and work/life balance is important, so flexi-time and remote working is available to all staff. We're keen to ensure everyone is equal, represented and connected so we particularly encourage applications from all demographics. The sucess of the GSMA year on year will continue to be contributed by people from all walks of life.

GSMA Values

Our values not only drive our culture – they shape how we work and interact inside and outside our global organisation.

Passionately driven

We approach everything we do with unparalleled capability, tenacity and commitment, knowing that the challenging scale, pace and complexity of our work is what leads to its world-changing impact.

Insightful leaders

We continually develop and engage our expertise, insight and creativity so that we’re always ready to respond to the changing landscape with authority, agility and nuance.

Stronger together

We lean on each other so the industry can lean on us, embracing our diversity by actively seeking out perspectives and skill sets beyond our own, fuelling each other’s successes and constantly asking how we can help.

Underpinning our values is our collective mindset to show up purposefully as good human beings every day, in every situation. When we’re at our best – we are collaborative, considerate and compassionate to others, and we create a safe space for one another to thrive, assuming positive intent in our colleagues. And if we aren’t at our best and the pressure is on – we feel free to be ourselves but still remain curious, lean into the tough stuff and we are always respectful to others and accountable for the part we play.